Quick thought on A-Rod

I’ve been thinking about this for a bit, and I thought I’d throw it out there for some reaction.

Here’s why I think Alex will sign the extension. First off, I believe the Yankees will go $20 million or so higher than their current offer. Boras has made his stand, and now the Yankees are going to come in lower, and they’ll meet somewhere between.

Anyway, say A-Rod opts out. Everyone will know how much the Yankees offered. If he can’t secure an offer of that magnitude on the open market, it would be a nightmare for Team Boras. Say, after all is said and done, the Yankees make their best offer of a six-year extension at $30 million average annual value (as opposed to the five years and $28 mil and change under the current reported scenario). A-Rod hits the open market, and all he can get is eight years, $250 million. So he’d be taking $30 million less than the Yankees offered.

I believe Boras knows the market. I also believes that he knows his clients stands to make the most money from the Yankees. He won’t let Alex opt out if there’s a chance that no team bids as high as the Yanks. That would be PR nightmare.

Either way, if A-Rod signs an extension, it will be hours before his opt-out deadline. That’s just the way Boras works. I also think that he’ll have a hard time opting out with the Yankees’ offer on the table.

You’re way over-thinking this. Boras knows what’s out there. If he knows he can get a better deal, bye bye arod. If the yankee offer is the best he can do, hello once again yankees.

Stuart

How about spending time talking about how the yanks can be come champions again instead of Arod’d friggin contract.\
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with Arod that is all it is about, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. How about rings????\
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BOras could drop dead and I would not shed a tear…Arods pay just messes up any payroll, I as so sick of him I say walk enjoy Sf or the Dodgers wor someone else. AOrd make them a championship team like you have for the Yanks, mariners, and rangers…..It is all about the green……..